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| A comprehensive site, open to both members and the public, showcasing developments in nanotechnology worldwide. ( http://www.nano.org.uk/ ) |
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Quick Lab Ideas, page 5
[The following activities are possible extensions to the ones presented on pages 4 and 5.]
Changing Weight
In this activity you will be using a computer to collect very sensitive changes in weight. Using a force probe connected to the computer, weigh your mass sample in air. Repeat the measurement, but this time have the sample submersed in water and then again in alcohol. Predict and test if the depth of submersion will affect the weight.
1. Use a scientific model to explain how the mass's weight readings change.
Pinhole Camera
Digital cameras share very little resemblance to the original pinhole camera, although the physics is still essentially the same. Use the pinhole camera to look outside (bright sunny days are best). Do NOT look directly at the sun; rather, select an object off in the distance. Describe the image that is formed with the aid of a diagram.
1. Draw light rays that illustrate what might be happening when the image is created.
Careers in Physics, page 9
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| If you want to learn more about careers in physics, the Canadian Association of Physicists is a great place to start. This site tells you where you can study to become a physicist, what the job prospects are, and which Canadian companies employ physicists. ( http://www.cap.ca/careers/careers.html ) |
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| An online listing of some of the physics job opportunities currently available around the world. ( http://tiptop.iop.org/ ) |
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Useful web sites for physics research, page 18
The following two links lead to general science sites that include information about the theory and application of physics. To do a general search within each site, use "physics" as your keyword. To zero in on a particular aspect of physics that interests you, try using a more specific keyword.
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| The Physics Zone | ||
| Take the online tutorials offered by The Physics Zone to supplement what you learn from your textbook. The tutorials include slide shows, interactive labs, quizzes, and articles. ( http://www.sciencejoywagon.com/physicszone/lesson/default.htm ) |
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| Explore the concepts of physics and try the sample problems. Navigate through the site via the concepts maps or the site index. ( http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/hph.html ) |
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| Browse the archive of physics questions and answers, or send in a question of your own. ( http://www.sciam.com/askexpert/ ) |
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Other Great Sites for Chapter 1
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| The History of Physics | ||
| The American Physical Society has created a timeline of the most important events in the field of physics over the past century. It explains how the new branches of physics evolved and describes the contributions that were made by physicists in developing these fields. ( http://timeline.aps.org/APS/ ) |
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| Learn about the world's most famous living physicist and why his work is so important. Go to the Ask the Expert section to learn more about the branch of physics called cosmology. ( http://www.pbs.org/wnet/hawking/html/home.html ) |
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| The Video Encyclopedia of Physics Demonstrations | ||
| This video encyclopedia is a comprehensive series of 600 demonstrations that illustrate particular principles of physics. ( http://www.physicsdemos.com/ ) |
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| An excerpt from the dialogue written by Galileo. Salviati represents Galileo's views and Simplicio represents Aristotle's views. ( http://galileo.phys.virginia.edu/classes/109N/tns61.htm ) |
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Lunar Liftoff, page 177
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| The Project Apollo Archive | ||
| An extensive collection of video and audio clips furnished by NASA, documenting the Apollo missions to the moon. ( http://www.apolloarchive.com/ ) |
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Careers in Physics - Accident Investigator, page 183
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| http://www.tsb.gc.ca/en/investigation_process/index.asp | ||
| The Transportation Safety Board of Canada investigates transportation accidents (such as the September 1998 crash of Swissair Flight 111 just off the coast of Peggy's Cove) to find their causes and recommend how such accidents can be avoided in the future. This site explains more about the Transportation Safety Board and how they conduct these investigations. ( http://www.tsb.gc.ca/en/investigation_process/index.asp ) |
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Helmets and Safety Equipment, page 205
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| Helmet Safety Standards | ||
| The Snell Memorial Foundation tests and certifies helmets for many sports. You can read descriptions of the various helmets and find out what they are tested for and how they qualify for certification. ( http://www.smf.org/stds.html ) |
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| National Institute for Sports Science and Safety | ||
| NISSS specializes in research for the development of standards for sports equipment through basic and applied science. ( http://www.nisss.org/ ) |
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| U.S. Safety Standards | ||
| Find out which items of protective equipment have safety standards developed just for them: helmets, eye protectors, mouth protectors, and others. ( http://www.nyssf.org/safetyequipment.html ) |
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Power Generation in Nature, page 268
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| The Future of Alternative Energy | ||
| Read about the future of alternative energy use in this 2004 article from Scientific American. You'll find links to related articles and sites in the right side panel about halfway down the page. ( http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/10/1028_041028_alternative_energy.html ) |
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| Presented by Manitoba Energy and Mines, this site describes the technologies used to harness alternative sources of energy. ( http://www.hydro.mb.ca/our_facilities/gi_producing_electricity.shtml#electricity ) |
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Careers in Physics: Biomechanics, page 324
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| http://www.kin.ucalgary.ca/Biomechanics/infpurpose.html | ||
| What is biomechanics? What are the specialties within this field? What kinds of problems do biomechanists study? The University of Calgary provides answers to these and other questions. ( http://www.kin.ucalgary.ca/Biomechanics/infpurpose.html ) |
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| http://www.per.ualberta.ca/biomechanics/sections.htm | ||
| An extensive list of links to biomechanics societies, journals, simulations, and other sites related to biomechanics. Scroll down to Career and Employment Opportunities in Biomechanics. ( http://www.per.ualberta.ca/biomechanics/sections.htm ) |
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Tacoma Narrows Bridge, page 343
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| What Went Wrong? | ||
| This site provides a brief explanation of what made the Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapse so spectacularly in 1940. ( http://www.wcsscience.com/tacoma/bridge.html ) |
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| Tacoma Narrows Bridge Disaster | ||
| A series of photographs and a short, downloadable video clip provide a step-by-step account of the collapse of the Bridge. ( http://www.enm.bris.ac.uk/research/nonlinear/tacoma/tacoma.html ) |
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Tsunamis, page 350
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| Pacific Tsunami Museum | ||
| What better place to start your web research into tsunamis than the Pacific Tsunami Museum? Located in Hawaii, the museum has put together a comprehensive web site that probably covers everything you would ever want to know about tsunamis. ( http://www.tsunami.org/ ) |
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| Indian Ocean Tsunami: December 26, 2004 | ||
| Links to background material on this devastating event. You'll find photographs, videos, diagrams, model simulations, and seismic data. ( http://www.ess.washington.edu/tsunami/Sumatra.htm ) |
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| Part of the PBS online Savage Earth series, the "Restless Planet" here focuses on tsunamis. You can see a tsunami in action. ( http://www.pbs.org/wnet/savageearth/tsunami/index.html ) |
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Atwood's Machine, page 481
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| What factors will affect the acceleration of a system? How much of a difference does friction make? The Atwood machine is a simple system consisting of two masses and a pulley. Play with the weight of the masses to see how acceleration is affected. ( http://www.msu.edu/user/brechtjo/physics/atwood/atwood.html ) |
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| This Java applet also gives you an opportunity to play around with different masses for the Atwood machine, and see the results on acceleration. ( http://lectureonline.cl.msu.edu/~mmp/kap4/cd097a.htm ) |
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Accident Investigation and Vehicle Safety, page 509
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| Helmet Safety Standards | ||
| The Snell Memorial Foundation tests and certifies helmets for many sports. You can read descriptions of the various helmets and find out what they are tested for and how they qualify for certification. ( http://www.smf.org/stds.html ) |
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| NISSS specializes in research for the development of standards for sports equipment through basic and applied science. ( http://www.nisss.org/ ) |
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| Find out which items of protective equipment have safety standards developed just for them: helmets, eye protectors, mouth protectors, and others. ( http://www.nyssf.org/safetyequipment.html ) |
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The Effects of Weightlessness, page 592
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| A Taste of Weightlessness | ||
| Learn how NASA uses a jet aircraft, nicknamed the "Vomit Comet," to train astronauts for the zero-gravity environment of space. ( http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?articleID=0003649A-06BA-1C74-9B81809EC588EF21&pageNumber... ) |
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| How Weightlessness Works | ||
| Read these How Stuff Works pages to find out what it would feel like to ride in a space shuttle in a state of microgravity, what effects this state has on the body, and how astronauts overcome these effects. ( http://www.howstuffworks.com/weightlessness.htm ) |
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Microgravity, page 593
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| Drop Tower Microgravity Demonstrator | ||
| Even if you don't make your own drop tower, these detailed instructions will help you understand the physics behind drop towers and the way they work. ( http://www.rpi.edu/locker/56/000756/DropTower/DropTowerDocument.html ) |
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| The NASA Glenn 2.2 Second Drop Tower | ||
| One of the busiest drop towers in the world. This 100-foot drop provides 2.2 seconds of microgravity. Check out the photo-tour of the tower and videos of "the drops." ( http://microgravity.grc.nasa.gov/drop2/ ) |
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| Microgravity Guide | ||
| This "Microgravity Teacher's Guide" is an interesting and very accessible account of drop towers. Within this PDF document, do a search for "drop towers" and follow the links that take you directly to where this term appears in the document. The site requires an Acrobat Reader. ( http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/62474main_Microgravity_Teachers_Guide.pdf ) |
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| Instructional Materials: Microgravity | ||
| This site contains many documents on microgravity, including one on how to make your own Microgravity Demonstrator and others explaining the math and mechanics behind free-fall and microgravity. ( http://www.ncmr.org/education/k12/material.html ) |
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Masses Oscillating on a Spring, page 605
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| Simple Harmonic Motion and Uniform Circular Motion | ||
| A Java script simulation of the intimate relation between uniform circular and simple harmonic motion. ( http://www.phy.ntnu.edu.tw/java/shm/shm.html ) |
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| A Shockwave simulation of the relationship between the Period, acceleration due to gravity, the length of the string, mass, and spring constants during simple harmonic motion. ( http://host.explorelearning.com/ESClassic/harmonic.htm ) |
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Torsion Balances, page 631
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| Charles-Augustin de Coulomb | ||
| A biography of Coulomb and explanations of his torsion balance, along with illustrations. This web site explains Coulomb force, and discusses Coulomb's many other contributions to mathematical and scientific theory and practice. ( http://www.geocities.com/bioelectrochemistry/coulomb.htm ) |
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Careers in Physics: Seeing Inside Storms, page 671
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| The Canadian Hurricane Centre | ||
| What's the difference between hurricanes, cyclones, and tropical storms? Why are hurricanes given names? How do you prepare for a hurricane? What are the current weather and hurricane conditions in Canada? Find all the answers at this Environment Canada web site. ( http://www.atl.ec.gc.ca/weather/hurricane/index_e.html ) |
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Careers in Physics: Not Even the Sky's the Limit, page 827
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| The Outer Planets | ||
| This is NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory web site. Read about the solar system, the planets' orbits, and all the space missions-current, past, and future. ( http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/solar_system/ ) |
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Nobel Prize Winners, page 846
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| The Nobel e-Museum | ||
| A great resource for research projects, this site contains detailed information about every Nobel prize winner in the physics category, as well as articles written by prominent scientists and Nobel winners on various physics topics. For more information, try using the menu bar at the top to lead you to the different Nobel Prize categories. ( http://www.nobel.se/physics/index.html ) |
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Careers in Physics - The Invisible Universe, page 887
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| Dr. Samar Safi-Harb | ||
| On her home page, read about Dr. Safi-Harb and her interests, or click on "Useful Links" for related topics. ( http://www.physics.umanitoba.ca/~samar/ ) |
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| The MultiWaveLength Milky Way | ||
| Fascinating images of our galaxy - radio, infrared, optical, X-ray, and gamma-ray. ( http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/xte/learning_center/universe/milkyway.html ) |
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Nuclide Properties, page 902
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| WWW Chart of the Nuclides | ||
| Nuclide date from the Japanese Nuclear Data Committee (JNDC) and JAERI Nuclear Data Center. ( http://wwwndc.tokai.jaeri.go.jp/CN04/index.html ) |
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| Table of Nuclides | ||
| From the Nuclear Data Evaluation Lab, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, a table of the nuclides with a bulletin board forum for your questions. ( http://atom.kaeri.re.kr/ ) |
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